• 25-year-old is free agent after leaving Shakhtar Donetsk • Bernard has won 14 caps for his country West Ham have revived their interest in Bernard after learning that the Brazilian winger could be persuaded to lower his wage demands. Manuel Pellegrini targeted the 25-year-old earlier this summe...

• West Ham midfielder Kouyaté set for medical ahead of transfer • Jaïro Riedewald set to move to Swansea as part of Ayew deal Cheikhou Kouyaté and Jordan Ayew both look set to complete moves to Crystal Palace as Roy Hodgson steps up his recruitment drive ahead of the new season. Kouyaté, the Sene...

With one week to go before the transfer window closes on 9 August, who should the 20 Premier League clubs sign? Unai Emery has already made five signings – Lucas Torreira , Bernd Leno , Sokratis , Mattéo Guendouzi and Stephan Lichtsteiner – so may settle for what he has. However, another centre-b...